Conflict Incident Report

LAF arrested two people in Hermel for taking part in shootouts

Date of incident:

June 23, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

Security agencies made a number of arrests across Lebanon over the weekend, making good on promises to crack down on crime.

After weeks of complaints by Baalbeck-Hermel MPs and calls by residents for government action in response to a string of shootouts among local clans, the Lebanese Army arrested two people Saturday night in Hermel for instigating unrest and taking part in shootouts in the area.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Jun-25/454260-…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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LAF arrested two people in Hermel for taking part in shootouts

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